The 25 Longest Covered Bridges in America
Ranked by the length of the bridge standing today, for every covered bridge in the United States that we could confirm is still standing. Smolen–Gulf Bridge leads, 613 ft long; number 25 is Cumberland Covered Bridge, 181 ft long. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.
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1. Smolen–Gulf Bridge
613 ft long · Ashtabula County, Ohio
Photo: JaGa / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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2. Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge
449 ft long · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register
Photo: Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), creator / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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3. Swann Covered Bridge
324 ft long · Blount County, Alabama · National Register
Photo: M.L. Devall / Mld74 at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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4. Roann Covered Bridge
288 ft long · Wabash County, Indiana · National Register
Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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5. Philippi Covered Bridge
285 ft long · Barbour County, West Virginia · National Register
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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6. Roseville-Coxville Covered Bridge
281 ft long · Parke County, Indiana · National Register
Photo: Jacob Hilt / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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7. Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge
278 ft long · Juniata County, Pennsylvania · National Register
Photo: Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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8. Scott Covered Bridge
277 ft long · Windham County, Vermont · National Register
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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9. Clarkson–Legg Covered Bridge
270 ft long · Cullman County, Alabama · National Register
Photo: M.L. Devall / Mld74 at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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10. Bridgeton Covered Bridge
267 ft long · Parke County, Indiana · National Register
Photo: Jacob Hilt / / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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11. Mount Orne Covered Bridge
266 ft long · Coos County, New Hampshire · National Register
Photo: Denimadept / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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12. Haverhill-Bath Covered Bridge
256 ft long · Grafton County, New Hampshire · National Register
Photo: Mfwills / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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13. Bridgeport Covered Bridge
233 ft long · Nevada County, California · National Register
Photo: Frank Schulenburg / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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14. Harpersfield Covered Bridge
228 ft long · Ashtabula County, Ohio · National Register
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15. Old Blenheim Bridge
228 ft long · Schoharie County, New York · National Register
Photo: Cg-realms at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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16. Horton Mill Covered Bridge
220 ft long · Blount County, Alabama · National Register
Photo: M.L. Devall / Mld74 at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
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17. Pier Bridge
217 ft long · Sullivan County, New Hampshire · National Register
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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18. Jackson Covered Bridge
207 ft long · Parke County, Indiana · National Register
Photo: Parkecountybridges (talk) Jacob Hilt / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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19. Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
205 ft long · Franklin County, Pennsylvania · National Register
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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20. Meems Bottom Covered Bridge
204 ft long · Shenandoah County, Virginia · National Register
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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21. Wertz's Covered Bridge
204 ft long · Berks County, Pennsylvania · National Register
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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22. Pulp Mill Covered Bridge
199 ft long · Addison County, Vermont · National Register
Photo: Niranjan Arminius / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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23. Taftsville Covered Bridge
189 ft long · Windsor County, Vermont · National Register
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24. Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56
185 ft long · Columbia County, Pennsylvania · National Register
Photo: Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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25. Cumberland Covered Bridge
181 ft long · Grant County, Indiana · National Register